Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Midwest Chapter
The CALA Conference Travel Grant Committee is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 Conference Travel Grant is now available for application. We are looking for 4 final recipients among all qualifying applicants. Each recipient will receive a check of $500 from CALA Treasurer after the Committee’s decision is approved by CALA’s Executive Committee and announced to the CALA list. You […]
» Read moreClara Chu, director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, is the 2016 recipient of the ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education. The award is being presented to Clara tomorrow at the ALISE Annual Conference taking place in Boston. Recipients must provide evidence of regular and sustained service that promotes and strengthens the broad areas of library/information […]
» Read moreDear Midwest Chapter members, This is a gentle reminder of the CALA membership application and renewal as the CALA general election will be held in spring. Please be aware that if you joined/renewed your membership before July 1 2015, your membership was expired on December 31, 2015. You need to renew your membership soon in order to keep it up-to-date. […]
» Read moreReference work continues to be a huge part of the foundation of librarianship. Like many other library services, more and more of it is conducted online. Our expert panel will be exploring virtual reference—what it means, how it is changing, and the best practices for those getting started. This episode of AL Live will be hosted live on Thursday, January […]
» Read moreSponsored by the CALA Professional Development Task Force, we are honored to have Dr. Yin Zhang speak to us on “Practical Research Designs for Librarians”. Dr. Yin Zhang is a Professor at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University (KSU). She received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, […]
» Read moreFree ALA Webinar Go Out & Play: Community Engagement through Turning Outward Tuesday, December 1, 2015 2 – 3 p.m. EST / 1 – 2 p.m. CST Register here: https://events-na8.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1087453682/en/events/event/shared/1415971687/event_landing.html?sco-id=1752070839 Duration: 1 hour Cost: Free NOTE: A recording of the presentation will be available after Dec. 1 at www.programminglibrarian.org/learn. Eighteen months ago, 10 public libraries were selected to take part […]
» Read moreDear CALA members, The CALA Jing Liao Award for the Best Research Committee is now accepting applications through March 31, 2016 for research published in 2015. The pursuit of excellence in research and service was what defined the career of Jing Liao (1954-2011), a long-time CALA member and a devoted and accomplished librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. […]
» Read moreHello, Are you interested in being a mentor? Are you interested in mentoring new librarians or library students? Then CALA needs you! On behalf of CALA, we would like to invite you to be part of the CALA Mentoring Program as a Mentor or Mentee. The CALA Mentoring Program seeks to provide professional and personal development, support and encouragement through […]
» Read moreMs. Lisa Zhao is CALA President of 2013/14 and long time CALA member. In July 2014, right after ALA Conference in Las Vegas, she was diagnosed brain cancer. Now she and her family desperately need help. We would appreciate your attention and hope you can help spread the word. We would like to inform you of Lisa Zhao’s continuing fight […]
» Read moreOn March 11, 2013, U.S. News and World Report published its 2013 ranking of 51 ALA-accredited master’s degree programs in library and information science. The rankings are based “solely on the results of a Fall 2012 survey sent to the dean of each program, the program director, and a senior faculty member in each program.” In addition, “peer assessment questionnaires asked […]
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